TV
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Trump Wants Pro Sports Up Running ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’
Throughout societal history, few distractions generate more media attention and money than sports. Backed by billions in television, pay-TV and subscription stream video revenue, Major League Baseball, the NBA, NFL, NHL, PGA, MLS, ATP, WWE, Nascar, etc., rely almost entirely on media distribution to support a rarified ecosystem of lavish compensation, billionaire owners and self-serving … Continue reading “Trump Wants Pro Sports Up Running ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’”
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Apple TV Channels Offering Free Month Access to Epix, Showtime and Others
Apple TV Channels, which like Amazon Channels, offers access to third party over-the-top video platforms, is offering extended free access to content during the coronavirus pandemic. Apple is extending to 30 days free trials to ViacomCBS’ Showtime OTT and MGM-owned Epix (through May 2 with no subscription required), AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Lifetime Movie … Continue reading “Apple TV Channels Offering Free Month Access to Epix, Showtime and Others”
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Trump Wants Pro Sports Up Running ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’
Throughout societal history, few distractions generate more media attention and money than sports. Backed by billions in television, pay-TV and subscription stream video revenue, Major League Baseball, the NBA, NFL, NHL, PGA, MLS, ATP, WWE, Nascar, etc., rely almost entirely on media distribution to support a rarified ecosystem of lavish compensation, billionaire owners and self-serving … Continue reading “Trump Wants Pro Sports Up Running ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’”
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Apple TV Channels Offering Free Month Access to Epix, Showtime and Others
Apple TV Channels, which like Amazon Channels, offers access to third party over-the-top video platforms, is offering extended free access to content during the coronavirus pandemic. Apple is extending to 30 days free trials to ViacomCBS’ Showtime OTT and MGM-owned Epix (through May 2 with no subscription required), AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Lifetime Movie … Continue reading “Apple TV Channels Offering Free Month Access to Epix, Showtime and Others”
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ViacomCBS Closes 49% Ownership Stake in Miramax
ViacomCBS April 3 announced the closing of the previously announced 49% ownership stake in Miramax from beIN Media Group, which retains 51% majority ownership. ViacomCBS, which owns and operates Paramount Pictures and Pluto TV, among other assets, plans to utilize the Miramax catalog (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Good Will Hunting, etc.) throughout its digital distribution … Continue reading “ViacomCBS Closes 49% Ownership Stake in Miramax”
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AT&T Stops Selling U-verse Pay-TV Service
As expected, AT&T has stopped selling new subscriptions to U-verse, the telecom’s 14-year-old pay-TV service, in an attempt to move consumers toward upstart online TV service AT&T TV (formerly DirecTV Now). “To help our employees serve our existing customers, we’re no longer selling U-verse TV. Service for existing U-verse TV customers is not impacted,” AT&T … Continue reading “AT&T Stops Selling U-verse Pay-TV Service”
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Roku: Idle TV Sports Viewers Streaming More Movies, TV Shows
With professional (or any) sports on television an early victim of the coronavirus pandemic, new data from Roku suggests linear TV viewers suddenly denied access to sports of any kind have embraced streaming TV shows and movies more aggressively than other Roku subscribers. March 2020 Week 1 vs. March 2020 Week 3 NBA and NHL … Continue reading “Roku: Idle TV Sports Viewers Streaming More Movies, TV Shows”
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HBO Streaming 500 Hours of Free Content
As part of its #StayHomeBoxOffice coronavirus campaign, HBO April 2 announced it would stream multiple series, documentaries and moviesfor free on HBO Now and HBO Go beginning April 3. The WarnerMedia Entertainment subsidiary is joining other distributors and content holders rolling out free access to content to for millions of Americans (and non-subscribers) under government … Continue reading “HBO Streaming 500 Hours of Free Content”
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Acorn TV Launching in the U.K. on April 29
Taking a page from rival streaming video service BritBox, AMC Networks’ Acorn TV is slated to launch in the United Kingdom on April 29. Acorn TV, which owns a majority stake in the Agatha Christie literary estate, bowed in the United States in 2011. It now claims 1 million subscribers in North America. New subs … Continue reading “Acorn TV Launching in the U.K. on April 29”
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Apple Letting Some Video Services Bypass 30% App Store Fee
Apple has begun allowing select third-party streaming video services from paying a 30% App Store fee, or “Apple tax,” as SVODs such as Netflix characterize the surcharge. Apple has long maintained that third-party services generating subscriptions through its iOS operating system be subjected to the fee. Now, it is letting Amazon Prime Video, Altice One … Continue reading “Apple Letting Some Video Services Bypass 30% App Store Fee”
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Conviva: Global Streaming Video Up 20% During Pandemic
At a time when society has never been more digitally connected, countries around the globe are imploring their people to be socially distant. But in the age of connectedness, with options for news, entertainment, and friendships at the press of a button, the sacrifices are not nearly as harsh, according to new data from Conviva. … Continue reading “Conviva: Global Streaming Video Up 20% During Pandemic”
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Nielsen: Asia Offers Post COVID-19 Media Snapshot
In the timeline of the coronavirus pandemic, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea were among the first to feel the effects of social distancing and quarantining. The regions are now the first to see a possible light at the end of the tunnel. Nielsen, which released new data showing, that similar to the … Continue reading “Nielsen: Asia Offers Post COVID-19 Media Snapshot”
